Game device



May 5, A1936.

` R. D. MCINTOSH GAME DEV ICE Filed Sept. 10, 1934 I N VEN TOR.

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Patented May s, 1936 2,039,969

'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME .DEVICE Robert D. McIntosh, River Forest, I'll., assignor to The Imperial Brass Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Ill.

Application September 10, 1934, Serial No. 743,389 6 Claims. (Cl. 273-143) My invention relates to game devices and more the drawing and will herein describe in detail particularly to a spinning Wheel capable of stopone such embodiment with the understanding ping at a variety of chance combinations of that the present disclosure is to be considered characters. as an exemplication of the principles of the in- The general object of my invention is to provention and is not intended to limit the invenvide a device containing rotating discs Which tion to the embodiment illustrated. The scope stop in certain positions and form, by chance, of the invention Will be pointed out in the apvarious combinations of the letters or characters pended claims. visible thereon. When building a gaming device, it is usually 10 Another object of my invention is to provide the aim to incorporate the psychological elel0 an exceptionally smooth operating rotating ments of expectancy suspense, and sometimes wheel device which lubricates itself from a, sup- Surprise. These features among others often ply of conserved lubricant during a considerable determine the appeal the device will have to the period of time. user and must be considered when such a con- Another object of my invention is to provide trivance is designed. Such a machine in order l5 a spinning disc device containing a horseshoe to continue to be popular and in demand must magnetic stopping means which is maintained be built mechanically t0 supply those elements for an exceptionally long period in a highly magthrough long periods 0f use and abuse. In the netized state. device presented in this application, the char- Still another object of my invention is to supaeteled diSCS Come to Test With a nal jerk CiU-e 20 ply a revolving Wheel apparatus having more to strong magnetic attraction after a prolonged than one revolving wheel, in which cushioned spin on Well lubricated bearings. The proriction impellers rotate the axles bearing the longed Spin admits of the pleasure of tense exwheels, the impellers being of varying sizes and pectancy, the unequal spin giving the player an conformation and positioned so that unequal imopportllnity t0 read one of the diSCS While SDeCll- 25 pulses are given to the revolving members by latine 0n the Stoppingr position 0f the neXtreason of which one will stop before the other. Among these various slight but significant fea- A further object 0f my device is to provide a tures are those which spell the dilerence begaming machine consisting of a pair of rotating tWeen a SuCCeSSul mahine and a failure, and

metal discs bearing characters Which stop in the Unique meohanioal aCCoInpliShInentS di- 30 visible positions after the discs are rotated bereeted t0 these endS are the improvements formtween the poles of a horseshoe magnet, the coning the Sub-.loot matter Of this invention. struction of the moving parts being such that In the drawing a metal base l iS attached by rotation `Will be prolonged and unequal, the imscrews 2 to a metal trim 3 and a cover 4. Metal pulse given by rocking a handle ati-,ached te fricdiscs 5 having the formation of a spoked wheel 35 tional cushioned impellers, the device equipped are rotated by leVeTS 3 by movement of handle 'l With lubrication reservoirs and of such magnetic acting through IOd 3. A hOlSeShOe magnet 9 Construction as te assure a, high degree of efcauses the discs to stop in given positions so ficiency over a prolonged period of time, that the characters I0 Will always appear in In pursuance of the foregoing objects, I aim to Clear Vision. 40 provide a small, hand spinning game device in The weight and proportion of the device is which the characters will stop at definite posiarranged for permanence and smooth operation. tions after a smooth long spin. Further objects The base l is a casting, and the decorative metal and advantages of my invention will become aptrim 2 is clamped between it and the cover, of

parent as the description proceeds, taken in preferably a lighter TeSinOuS Compound, by 45 connection With the drawing which forms part screws 2, of Which there may be two, screwed inof this specification. to drilled and tapped bosses l5 in the cover. In ,In the drawing: V the base is also cast or otherwise fastened the Fig. l is a sectional view showing the mechahorseshoe magnet 9. nism of a preferred form of the device. The impulse is given to the discs 5 by rock- 00 Fig. 2 is a top View of the outside of the deing the handle l' backward or forward. Handle vice showing one of the combinations of charl extends through a slot I6 in the cover 4 and acters. screws into an extension piece l1 Which is rigidly While my invention is susceptible of embodiattached at 'I8 to the rod 8. 'I'he rod 8 is roment in many different forms, I have shown in tatively mounted on the arms I9 of the base l. 55

Inside the arms are collars secured to rod 8 by set screws.2l Yand bear the levers 6. To the ends of the. levers are attached the so termed impellers which are here pictured as resilient cushions which bear frictionally on the bearing Shanks 26 and, when moved across them due to the rocking of handle 1, impart a rotating motion to the shanks which in turn rotate the discs 5. The cushions are constructed to compress during contact, and, on snapping back to normal shape, add impetus to the spin of the discs.,

Discs 5 are designed for prolonged rotation of different periods. Supporting the bearing Shanks 36 of the discs are pins 21 on the outside arms I9 and a pin 28 mounted within on the central arm I9. Nuts 29 act as lock nuts after pins 2l have been screwed into proper adjustment in tapped holes in arms I9. Bearing cavities 30 are enlarged Within to serve as reservoirs for lubricating oil. Discs 5 are mounted on collars 3l which in turn are fastened to shanks 26 to add weight and stability to the rotative parts. The impellers 25 are customarily constructed of different lengths of varied resiliency in order. that a single rocking motion of the handle 1 gives uequal impetus to the discs to enable one tocome to rest before they other. Apertures 32 in the top 4 form windowsrfor a View of the characters I0 which adorn the several plates 33 of the discs 5.

Long and efficient operation is provided for.

To accomplish this effectively another means is used in addition to the reservoirs Vfor lubrieating oil. The horseshoe magnet operable to bring the discs to a stop, as heretofore described has its circuit continuously closed by means of a sectional soft iron bar 36 which is attached to the arm I9 and spans the distance between the poles of the magnet, the strength of the magnet thereby being indefinitely preserved.

Y In operation the player pushes handle 1 backward or forward. The rocking of 1 produces a simultaneous rocking of the levers 6 which causes the impellers Y25 to traverse the circumference of the shanks 26. Discs 5, moved thereby, spin rapidly and on slowing down come to a jerky stop, with some one of the numbers I0 showing, .as soon as the force of the spin has abated enough to permit thepower of magnet to attract the spoked portions adjacent its opposite poles. Prolonged spin and variety of rotation have been accomplished.

I claim:

V1. A game device comprising a base supporting the moving parts and a cover therefor, a pair of charactered ferrous discs of spoke-like construction, individually supported by pin contact bearings mounted cn arms extending upward from the base, a rod rotatively mounted on said arms parallel to the points of contact of said bearings, levers rigidly attached to said rod carrying resilient cushions in traversing contact with said Vdiscs and operable, by means of a handle xed to said rod, to respectively rotate said discs, said cushions of different lengths and compressibilities to produce Yunequal rotative impulses on said respective discs, said cushions of elastic character operable on release to add rotative impulse to said discs, a horseshoe magnet operable by magnetic attraction on the spoke-like portion whereby the discs stop relatively in some one ofV a combination of positions, the circuit of said magnet continuously closed by a soft iron bar mounted between its poles, said discs mounted on shafts and having bearing hollows of dimension greater within than at the bearing point to serve as oil reservoirs.

2. A game device comprising a base supporting the moving parts and a cover therefor, a pair of charactered metal discs of spoke-like form, individually supported by pin contact bearings mounted on arms extending upward from the base, a rod rotatively mounted on said arms parallel to the points of contact of said bearings, levers xed to said rod, in constant relation with said discs carrying resilient cushions operable, by means of a handle rigidly attached to said rod, to respectively rotate said discs, said cushions comprising different compressibilities effective in producing unequal rotative impulses on said respective discs.

3. A game device comprising a base Vsupporting the moving parts and 4a cover therefor, a pair of charactered metal discs of spoke-like configuration individually supported by pin contact bearings mounted on arms extending upward from the base, a rod rotatively mounted on said arms parallel to the points of contact of said bearings, levers movable with said rod carrying resilient cushion means in contact relation with said discs y operable, by means of an attached handle, to respectively rotate said discs, said cushion means constructed of different lengths to produce unequal rotative impulses on the respective discs, a permanent magnet attached to said basek adjacent a portion of said discs operable by magnetic attraction on the spokes to cause the discs to stop relatively in some one of a combination of positions, the circuit of said magnet continuously closed by a soft iron bar mounted between its poles.

4. In a game device, indicator disc-'means rotatable with shaftand bearing means, a plurality of lever arms in traverse contact with the circumference of said respective shaft means, said lever arms having at the point of contact resilient Y elastic impeller cushions of various predetermined lengths and compressibilities operable to give a correspondingly varied spinning impulse to said shaft means.

5. In a game device a plurality of spoked rotor means mounted respectively on shafts and bearings, a plurality of lever arms in moving contact with said respective shafts, resilient elastic cushion means at each said contact each of a different degree of compressibility operable to effect a correspondingly varied spinning impulse on said rotor means.

6. In a game device, disc means bearing readable characters rotatable on shaft and bearing means, a plurality of lever arms for rotating said disc means in traverse engagement with the circumference of said respective shaft means, said lever means having at said engagement impeller media of different lengths effective to give correspondingly different spinningiinpulses to said shaft means.

ROBERT D. McINTOSI-I. 

